MD Elite: Beyond Concierge Health care
MD Elite physicians value personal attention and prevention and have chosen to
limit their practices to a small number of patients in order to deliver personalized
medical care (concierge practice) focused on prevention and wellness, backed
by early detection and state - of - the - art treatment and condition management.
This special approach to internal medicine cannot be offered in most traditional
primary care practices. A physician in a typical practice of 2,500 patients could not
provide a comprehensive annual physical examination to all patients, as to do so
would require approximately 2,500 hours, or one year. In that case, a physician
would have no time available to deliver any care to patients other than the physical
examination. By limiting their practice size MD Elite concierge physicians have time
to provide both extensive preventive and wellness care and treatment of acute
and chronic illness.
MD Elite patients consider health and health care to be vital to their lives and are
willing to invest in their health to live the best life possible. As an MD Elite patient
you will receive:
• The yearly MD Elite Physical
• Personalized Wellness Plan
• Medical Record Mini CD
• Same or next day appointments that start on time and last as long as needed
• Physician availability 24/7
• Assistance with any insurance questions or prescription needs you may have
For more information about Concierge Medicine, Concierge Medical
Services, please follow the links on the right or contact MD Elite - Concierge
Medicine / Medical Practice. Lawrence Brownlee, MD, Tustin, Orange County,
California, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Laguna, Irvine,
Dr Marcus Welby MD Played by Robert Young, aired on ABC from late
September, 1969 through mid-May 1976
According to an article in McCall's magazine, a doctor said to Young at a convention
of family physicians, "You're getting us all into hot water. Our patients tell us we're
not as nice to them as Doctor Welby is to his patients." Young didn't mince words.
"Maybe you're not," he replied. Theme song
MD Elite physicians value personal attention and prevention and have chosen to
limit their practices to a small number of patients in order to deliver personalized
medical care (concierge practice) focused on prevention and wellness, backed
by early detection and state - of - the - art treatment and condition management.
This special approach to internal medicine cannot be offered in most traditional
primary care practices. A physician in a typical practice of 2,500 patients could not
provide a comprehensive annual physical examination to all patients, as to do so
would require approximately 2,500 hours, or one year. In that case, a physician
would have no time available to deliver any care to patients other than the physical
examination. By limiting their practice size MD Elite concierge physicians have time
to provide both extensive preventive and wellness care and treatment of acute
and chronic illness.
MD Elite patients consider health and health care to be vital to their lives and are
willing to invest in their health to live the best life possible. As an MD Elite patient
you will receive:
• The yearly MD Elite Physical
• Personalized Wellness Plan
• Medical Record Mini CD
• Same or next day appointments that start on time and last as long as needed
• Physician availability 24/7
• Assistance with any insurance questions or prescription needs you may have
For more information about Concierge Medicine, Concierge Medical
Services, please follow the links on the right or contact MD Elite - Concierge
Medicine / Medical Practice. Lawrence Brownlee, MD, Tustin, Orange County,
California, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Laguna, Irvine,
Dr Marcus Welby MD Played by Robert Young, aired on ABC from late
September, 1969 through mid-May 1976
According to an article in McCall's magazine, a doctor said to Young at a convention
of family physicians, "You're getting us all into hot water. Our patients tell us we're
not as nice to them as Doctor Welby is to his patients." Young didn't mince words.
"Maybe you're not," he replied. Theme song
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Definition of Therapeutic
Therapeutic: Relating to therapeutics, that part of medicine concerned specifically with the treatment of
disease. The therapeutic dose of a drug is the amount needed to treat a disease.
Something that is therapeutic is good for the individual. It is often healthy. For example, a diet high in fiber is
therapeutic. And meditation may be therapeutic. (I find writing poetry every morning therapeutic.)
Therapeutic: Relating to therapeutics, that part of medicine concerned specifically with the treatment of
disease. The therapeutic dose of a drug is the amount needed to treat a disease.
Something that is therapeutic is good for the individual. It is often healthy. For example, a diet high in fiber is
therapeutic. And meditation may be therapeutic. (I find writing poetry every morning therapeutic.)
Dancer cum Thespian
Synopsis
Marquise is a story of a
poor, but sensual dancer
cum thespian, Marquise de
Parque (Sophie Marceau) and
follows her rise to
prominence under the
guidance of 17th Century
French writer and actor
Moliere and his friend, fellow
actor Gros-Rene.
The two men find Marquise
performing a beguiling street
dance, immediately
besotting Gros-Rene who
promises Marquise a chance
to act on stage in Paris
before the Sun King, Louis
XIV. In return, he asks for
Marquise's hand in marriage
which she accepts.
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Amy Adams 'Massage Over
Romantic Dinner'
By Christi Hall
Dec 26, 2007
Amy Adams is on a roll
including a nice performance
in Charlie Wilson's War. The
Oscar nominated actress is
full of quotes of late even
going so far as to talk
romance and discuss what
she likes best. "Romance
isn’t dead — I think it is very
much alive even today. But I
don’t know that it will last
forever after,” Adams told
Fox news last month at the
Hollywood premiere of
"Enchanted," which debuted
at number one when it came
out.
“For me, the most romantic
thing a man can do is give
me foot rubs. I will take a
really intense foot rub over
a romantic dinner any
day.” Uh-huh a little rub
down over a romantic
dinner, nothing wrong with
that.
***
She also claims that she is
relieved she didn't win the
Academy Award for her
performance in Junebug. She
says, "I wasn't prepared for
the kind of attention that
would have brought. And I'm
terrified of public speaking.
"(During the ceremony) ...I
turned to my boyfriend
(artist and actor Darren Le
Gallo) and said, 'What if I
win?' I think I'm the only
person in Oscar history that
looks relieved at the
announcement of somebody
else's name."
Anyone buying that? Adams
plows her way into
Newsweek (out on
newsstands Monday) and
talks about some of her
upcoming roles.
************************
Synopsis
Marquise is a story of a
poor, but sensual dancer
cum thespian, Marquise de
Parque (Sophie Marceau) and
follows her rise to
prominence under the
guidance of 17th Century
French writer and actor
Moliere and his friend, fellow
actor Gros-Rene.
The two men find Marquise
performing a beguiling street
dance, immediately
besotting Gros-Rene who
promises Marquise a chance
to act on stage in Paris
before the Sun King, Louis
XIV. In return, he asks for
Marquise's hand in marriage
which she accepts.
==================
Amy Adams 'Massage Over
Romantic Dinner'
By Christi Hall
Dec 26, 2007
Amy Adams is on a roll
including a nice performance
in Charlie Wilson's War. The
Oscar nominated actress is
full of quotes of late even
going so far as to talk
romance and discuss what
she likes best. "Romance
isn’t dead — I think it is very
much alive even today. But I
don’t know that it will last
forever after,” Adams told
Fox news last month at the
Hollywood premiere of
"Enchanted," which debuted
at number one when it came
out.
“For me, the most romantic
thing a man can do is give
me foot rubs. I will take a
really intense foot rub over
a romantic dinner any
day.” Uh-huh a little rub
down over a romantic
dinner, nothing wrong with
that.
***
She also claims that she is
relieved she didn't win the
Academy Award for her
performance in Junebug. She
says, "I wasn't prepared for
the kind of attention that
would have brought. And I'm
terrified of public speaking.
"(During the ceremony) ...I
turned to my boyfriend
(artist and actor Darren Le
Gallo) and said, 'What if I
win?' I think I'm the only
person in Oscar history that
looks relieved at the
announcement of somebody
else's name."
Anyone buying that? Adams
plows her way into
Newsweek (out on
newsstands Monday) and
talks about some of her
upcoming roles.
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| Creative license: When is a massage not a massage? When it's 'energy work,' according to one local business, and that isn't sitting well with some licensed competitors By Shelley Shelton Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.25.2007 They work the mall corridors like carnival barkers, beckoning shoppers with visions of relaxation — a few minutes away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Employees of Oriental Chi's three Tucson-area mall locations seem to speak limited English, but they know enough to ask, "How long?" when a prospect approaches. As in, how long do you want your body worked on? The company is careful not to use the word "massage" anywhere in its literature, saying instead they practice only Asian forms of "energy work" that don't constitute massage. As varieties of "bodywork" have proliferated, practices such as Oriental Chi say they are fitting into loopholes in a recent state law that requires licenses of massage therapists and governs their practices. "We are not doing exactly massage," said Steven Chen, owner of Oriental Chi. Rather, his employees engage in shiatsu and qigong energy relaxation work, he said. And that doesn't require a license. It's a loophole Chen has tried to operate in for the five years or so that he's had businesses here. He also has locations in California and Colorado — two states that have no licensing requirements. Some massage therapists and regulators say even businesses such as Oriental Chi are covered by the law, and that they should be licensed to protect customers as well as the profession. "They should be shut down immediately," said Tucson massage therapist Denise Caywood. "They're just skirting the law, and they could be hurting people." State board formed 4 years ago Four years ago, the five-member Arizona State Board of Massage Therapy formed to begin regulating the massage therapists in the state. The board's main function is to issue and renew licenses and to monitor the activity of the state's 8,700 licensees, said Robert Wilson, deputy director of the board. Licensing ensures that practitioners have passed a background check and that they know to ask about physical limitations — such as pregnancy, a heart condition or recent cancer treatment — that might affect how a person should be touched, Wilson said. Licensed therapists in Arizona are required to have 500 hours — in January it goes up to 700 hours — of training and 25 hours of continuing education every two years. "The more training you have, the safer you are, and the more you can do for somebody," he said. The initial license costs $189, and renewals are $75 every two years. Continuing education is a separate cost. No wonder, then, that some licensed massage therapists bristle at the appearance of unlicensed competition. When Caywood saw Oriental Chi employees herding people onto massage chairs and tables at Park Place mall, with no questions asked, she approached and asked to see the employees' Arizona massage licenses. Arizona state law requires massage therapists to display their licenses in a place that is accessible to public view at each location where that therapist practices massage. "He said, 'We don't need a license,' " Caywood said. "I said, 'Oh, yes you do. You're putting your hands on people.' " Arizona massage licensing law makes an exception for working on fully clothed customers who are only receiving energy work. But while clients remain fully clothed throughout the experience at Oriental Chi, the employees undeniably compress and stretch the body, which falls under the state definition of massage. Practices have multiplied As body-work practices have diversified, they've also multiplied, raising the issue of how to enforce the state's massage laws. As of August, there were 14,615 spas in the United States, according to the International Spa Association. That's up from 13,757 the previous August, at which time about 23 percent were in the Southwest — Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. There has been 48 percent growth in spa locations since 2003, most of them offering varieties of bodywork. In addition to traditional massage therapies, an entire category of "energy" therapies has cropped up, blurring the distinctions about what constitutes a massage. Shiatsu and Reiki are probably the best known of these, and there's also "healing touch" — which requires no touching at all. Such growth has created potential loopholes for practitioners who could end up rubbing people the wrong way. The Arizona State Board of Massage Therapy deals with 20 to 30 "major cases" each year — situations where the board has to make a decision about someone's license status, board deputy director Wilson said. Practicing massage without a license is a misdemeanor, but the board doesn't have anyone who is certified to make arrests. And it can't revoke the licenses of unlicensed people. The board relies heavily on assistance from local jurisdictions, Wilson said. But they've found the definitions bewildering, too. "There seems to be confusion on the part of the police as to what is massage and what is energy work," he said. Where to draw line is tough call Even the local massage community disagrees on where to draw the line between massage and energy work, partly because most types of massage affect a person's energy as well. Kathy Rinn, owner of The Right Touch, has had her own massage clinic for 24 years and practices Asian forms of bodywork, employing licensed massage therapists. But after hearing a description of Oriental Chi's practices, she had no problem with them. "What he's doing is legitimate, and there are no state requirements that says he has to have a license. As long as he doesn't use the terms 'massage therapy' or 'massage' anywhere in his advertising, he's not breaking the rules. He's done his homework." But the massage therapy board says otherwise. "If they're rubbing you, they're doing massage therapy. It may be energy work as well, but it is massage therapy and requires a license," Wilson said. Chen said that before he hires his employees, he requires them to have 500 hours of training at a school for Oriental bodywork. He also requires them to have continuing education. "I have a certain educational background. I believe education is the key. They have to get good training all the time," he said. Because all his workers are Chinese, he said, there is a substantial language barrier to getting them certified here, which would ultimately lay to rest all doubts about their qualifications. That doesn't wash with Caywood, who has spent much of the past year exchanging e-mails with the massage board, the governor's office, the Tucson mayor's office and the Tucson Police Department. "Why even make all these rules if they're not going to make everybody follow them?" she said. Find more consumer news and the latest local business news at www.AzStarBiz.com. ● Contact reporter Shelley Shelton at 434-4086 or sshelton@azstarnet.com. |
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